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Just like any big city, whether you like it or not, Des Moines has a hipster food scene. Hipsters are drawn to artisanal provisions and locally harvested produce. The best part about all of that is Des Moines is able to feed the need of those “food requirements”. If you don’t know of any hipster […]

Well, add this on to the list of why Des Moines is awesome. CheeseandChampaign.com just gave a shout-out to The Cheese Shop of Des Moines as one of the 12 Best (Little) Cheese Shops in the United States. Now, they divided up the US into the regions and Des Moines was number one on the […]

Salads are an entree that can easily be overlooked. Other times, it can be the talk of the table. Salads can come in lots of sizes from a simple dinner salad to a loaded salad with all sorts of delicious toppings that can either make it more healthy or perhaps a little less healthy. Des […]

Des Moines has a lot to offer for a variety of wines. We have local wineries that produce some good wines, and then there are restaurants with an extensive wine lists from all over the world. Some nights, it’s nice to bring your own, favorite, bottle of wine that you can’t always find on […]

Over the past week, I had a new assignment to find 4 authentic Latin restaurants in Des Moines. Each one had something very unique about it. It allowed me to explore places in Des Moines that I wouldn’t normally think of visiting, or eat at. This is something that all of us should do sometime. Pick […]